Difference between Label and TextBlock

TextBlock is not a control Even though TextBlock lives in the System.Windows.Controls namespace, it is not a control. It derives directly from FrameworkElement. Label, on the other hand, derives from ContentControl. This means that Label can: Be given a custom control template (via the Template property). Display data other than just a string (via the … Read more

How can I wrap text in a label using WPF?

The Label control doesn’t directly support text wrapping in WPF. You should use a TextBlock instead. (Of course, you can place the TextBlock inside of a Label control, if you wish.) Sample code: <TextBlock TextWrapping=”WrapWithOverflow”> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec adipiscing nulla quis libero egestas lobortis. Duis blandit imperdiet ornare. Nulla … Read more

How can I make the xtick labels of a plot be simple drawings using matplotlib?

I would remove the tick labels and replace the text with patches. Here is a brief example of performing this task: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import matplotlib.patches as patches # define where to put symbols vertically TICKYPOS = -.6 fig = plt.figure() ax = fig.add_subplot(111) ax.plot(range(10)) # set ticks where your images will be ax.get_xaxis().set_ticks([2,4,6,8]) … Read more

using labels in java without “loops”

You get an error because a label cannot be applied to variable declarations, that’s just how the language grammar is defined (a label can only precede a Statement, and a LocalVariableDeclarationStatement is not a Statement). The reason is probably that it could cause confusion concerning variable scope. This works: label1: System.out.println(“”); label2: { LabelTest t … Read more

Add text label to d3 node in Force directed Graph and resize on hover

You are adding a text element inside a circle, that won’t work. You can add groups under the svg element and then append the circle and a text in each group: // Create the groups under svg var gnodes = svg.selectAll(‘g.gnode’) .data(graph.nodes) .enter() .append(‘g’) .classed(‘gnode’, true); // Add one circle in each group var node … Read more

How do you add a general label to facets in ggplot2?

As the latest ggplot2 uses gtable internally, it is quite easy to modify a figure: library(ggplot2) test <- data.frame(x=1:20, y=21:40, facet.a=rep(c(1,2),10), facet.b=rep(c(1,2), each=20)) p <- qplot(data=test, x=x, y=y, facets=facet.b~facet.a) # get gtable object z <- ggplotGrob(p) library(grid) library(gtable) # add label for right strip z <- gtable_add_cols(z, unit(z$widths[[7]], ‘cm’), 7) z <- gtable_add_grob(z, list(rectGrob(gp = … Read more